Fashions change
These days we suspect china manufacturers probably don't make many ashtrays, in the past particularity in Victorian and Edwardian times ashtrays were made in every shape and type.
Particularly amusing ones this one you place cigarette in his mouth and smoke came from his ears as if cross, tee hee hee you cry.
The conversation piece was much sought after 100 years ago and the novelty and making one thing to look like another such as a shoe for snuff box with its double meaning.
In more prejudice times a ladies leg for a corkscrew or a snuff box with an ass or fighting cocks all created great fun particularly with men who until the early 20th century were the main smokers and snuff takers.
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